Son of William D Baldwin and Margaret Stringer
in Whitetop Community of Grayson Cty Va
B 8/20/1831 ASHE
D 9/20/1889 or Feb. 13, 1909
Married Marilda Jones 1851 Grayson Cty Va
Lived in Ashe NC in Lansing Area prior to Civil War
Enlisted in Co A 26th NC Regmt 10/9/1862 at Camp French aged 33.
WIA in left thigh and taken POW at Gettysburg Pa 7/1-5/1863. His unit was in Pickett's Charge.
HE WAS ONE OF 4 Co A MEN WHO SURVIVED.
Hospitalized at several hospitals at Chambersburg Pa where left leg was amputated due to wounds ( without anesthetic)
Paroled at Baltimore Maryland 11/12/1863
Transferred to City Point Va for exchange.
Retired from service July-Oct 1864 and before 10/31.
After the war he returned to Ashe Cty NC and became Baptist Minister in Lansing
He joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Big Helton
Buried at Baldwin Ceme Lansing
9 Children 5 boys 4 girls. 7 survived father
Melvina
Jane
Jesse
Margaret
William M
Reason aka Reed
Roby
Marion
Laura
in Whitetop Community of Grayson Cty Va
B 8/20/1831 ASHE
D 9/20/1889 or Feb. 13, 1909
Married Marilda Jones 1851 Grayson Cty Va
Lived in Ashe NC in Lansing Area prior to Civil War
Enlisted in Co A 26th NC Regmt 10/9/1862 at Camp French aged 33.
WIA in left thigh and taken POW at Gettysburg Pa 7/1-5/1863. His unit was in Pickett's Charge.
HE WAS ONE OF 4 Co A MEN WHO SURVIVED.
Hospitalized at several hospitals at Chambersburg Pa where left leg was amputated due to wounds ( without anesthetic)
Paroled at Baltimore Maryland 11/12/1863
Transferred to City Point Va for exchange.
Retired from service July-Oct 1864 and before 10/31.
After the war he returned to Ashe Cty NC and became Baptist Minister in Lansing
He joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Big Helton
Buried at Baldwin Ceme Lansing
9 Children 5 boys 4 girls. 7 survived father
Melvina
Jane
Jesse
Margaret
William M
Reason aka Reed
Roby
Marion
Laura
Son of William D Baldwin and Margaret Stringer
in Whitetop Community of Grayson Cty Va
B 8/20/1831 ASHE
D 9/20/1889 or Feb. 13, 1909
Married Marilda Jones 1851 Grayson Cty Va
Lived in Ashe NC in Lansing Area prior to Civil War
Enlisted in Co A 26th NC Regmt 10/9/1862 at Camp French aged 33.
WIA in left thigh and taken POW at Gettysburg Pa 7/1-5/1863. His unit was in Pickett's Charge.
HE WAS ONE OF 4 Co A MEN WHO SURVIVED.
Hospitalized at several hospitals at Chambersburg Pa where left leg was amputated due to wounds ( without anesthetic)
Paroled at Baltimore Maryland 11/12/1863
Transferred to City Point Va for exchange.
Retired from service July-Oct 1864 and before 10/31.
After the war he returned to Ashe Cty NC and became Baptist Minister in Lansing
He joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Big Helton
Buried at Baldwin Ceme Lansing
9 Children 5 boys 4 girls. 7 survived father
Melvina
Jane
Jesse
Margaret
William M
Reason aka Reed
Roby
Marion
Laura
in Whitetop Community of Grayson Cty Va
B 8/20/1831 ASHE
D 9/20/1889 or Feb. 13, 1909
Married Marilda Jones 1851 Grayson Cty Va
Lived in Ashe NC in Lansing Area prior to Civil War
Enlisted in Co A 26th NC Regmt 10/9/1862 at Camp French aged 33.
WIA in left thigh and taken POW at Gettysburg Pa 7/1-5/1863. His unit was in Pickett's Charge.
HE WAS ONE OF 4 Co A MEN WHO SURVIVED.
Hospitalized at several hospitals at Chambersburg Pa where left leg was amputated due to wounds ( without anesthetic)
Paroled at Baltimore Maryland 11/12/1863
Transferred to City Point Va for exchange.
Retired from service July-Oct 1864 and before 10/31.
After the war he returned to Ashe Cty NC and became Baptist Minister in Lansing
He joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Big Helton
Buried at Baldwin Ceme Lansing
9 Children 5 boys 4 girls. 7 survived father
Melvina
Jane
Jesse
Margaret
William M
Reason aka Reed
Roby
Marion
Laura
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